Ecosystem Health

The Department of the Interior


Mission: The U.S. Department of the Interior protects and manages the Nation’s natural resources and cultural heritage; provides scientific and other information about those resources; and honors its trust responsibilities or special commitments to American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and affiliated Island Communities.  

Nature-based Solutions


The Department of the Interior’s mission includes obligations to protect and manage the Nation’s natural and cultural resources. Doing so under climate and other forms of environmental change will be increasingly challenging and will require a unified, Department-wide approach. Working with nature to mitigate and adapt to change has been shown to generate greater, more sustainable outcomes for humans and nature. This is where the concept of Nature-based Solutions has gained prominence as an approach for adaptation, resilience, and mitigation, using strategies that mimic, enhance, replicate, or expand natural ecosystem processes. For more information, see Nature-based Solutions | U.S. Department of the Interior.


DOI Bureaus and Officer and Ecosystem Health


Explore the various Bureaus and Offices to learn more about their role and projects related to Ecosystem Health.  Visit Department of the Interior.

 

An aerial view of a shoreline, made up of green water and brown land.

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